May 23, 1430 Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne. 1498 Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy, on the orders of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia).
1533 The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.
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